Homey Hearth

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jwhnLPzEeUw/URf3p_Ow_UI/AAAAAAAADOE/WDZFQwEGVec/s1600/pewter-fireplace-candelabra-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jwhnLPzEeUw/URf3p_Ow_UI/AAAAAAAADOE/WDZFQwEGVec/s320/pewter-fireplace-candelabra-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-15B5DNsMaMc/URf3qNcjevI/AAAAAAAADOI/G2D-7GFkVvs/s1600/pewter-fireplace-candelabra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-15B5DNsMaMc/URf3qNcjevI/AAAAAAAADOI/G2D-7GFkVvs/s400/pewter-fireplace-candelabra.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Nearly all the fireplaces that I see in NYC are non-working.  They are $$ and a hassle to maintain.  So what to do with the hole where the logs used to go?  I'm going to start putting Crate and Barrel's Pewter Fireplace Candelabra ($48, was $69) in there.  Love it!

Homey Hearth

Nearly all the fireplaces that I see in NYC are non-working.  They are $$ and a hassle to maintain.  So what to do with the hole where the l...

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Bonjour Books!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-68wy8uWXOH4/URf2aiTFdvI/AAAAAAAADN8/gs6FqQObKZ4/s1600/eiffel-tower-bookends-set-of-2-186506801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-68wy8uWXOH4/URf2aiTFdvI/AAAAAAAADN8/gs6FqQObKZ4/s320/eiffel-tower-bookends-set-of-2-186506801.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Oh la la, do my clients have a lot of books!  I make them less clunky and more chic by adding interesting bookends like ZGallerie's Eiffel Tower Bookends (were $30, now $20).

Bonjour Books!

Oh la la, do my clients have a lot of books!  I make them less clunky and more chic by adding interesting bookends like ZGallerie's Eiff...

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Alice's Kitchen

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnTLtHgwDas/URf1r0_mW1I/AAAAAAAADNs/vL9czVlqopk/s1600/img1o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnTLtHgwDas/URf1r0_mW1I/AAAAAAAADNs/vL9czVlqopk/s400/img1o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F2lrMuEPGIc/URf1sUHVwSI/AAAAAAAADN0/9rYwxu9ESCE/s1600/img77o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F2lrMuEPGIc/URf1sUHVwSI/AAAAAAAADN0/9rYwxu9ESCE/s400/img77o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Is it just me or do West Elm's Bentwood Pendants ($135 each, were $169) remind anyone else of the Brady Bunch?  For me, it's their retro design and their walnut wood.  I could totally see these hanging above the cafe table in Alice's kitchen!

Alice's Kitchen

Is it just me or do West Elm's Bentwood Pendants ($135 each, were $169) remind anyone else of the Brady Bunch?  For me, it's their r...

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Where's the Sun?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-afooUgwuiNE/URf0kSt2BPI/AAAAAAAADMo/qniFgMN9il0/s1600/img39o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-afooUgwuiNE/URf0kSt2BPI/AAAAAAAADMo/qniFgMN9il0/s400/img39o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OhiavSrX83c/URf0keIDsXI/AAAAAAAADMs/U5zZOblkdpQ/s1600/img70o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OhiavSrX83c/URf0keIDsXI/AAAAAAAADMs/U5zZOblkdpQ/s400/img70o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This winter is bringing me down.  I thrive in sunshine and warm weather.  Perhaps that is why I am drawn to PBTeen's Sunburst Mirror.  Yep, it's the shape and the great sale price ($129, was $299)!

Where's the Sun?

This winter is bringing me down.  I thrive in sunshine and warm weather.  Perhaps that is why I am drawn to PBTeen's Sunburst Mirror.  Y...

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Happy Valentine's Day!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EraP7RGo7hM/URfzz5JYNmI/AAAAAAAADMU/QvBKzsR9dJ8/s1600/V-Day+Shoot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EraP7RGo7hM/URfzz5JYNmI/AAAAAAAADMU/QvBKzsR9dJ8/s400/V-Day+Shoot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_EXN2AwEf28/URfz2OE04qI/AAAAAAAADMc/HffFr5m3Ndw/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_EXN2AwEf28/URfz2OE04qI/AAAAAAAADMc/HffFr5m3Ndw/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is my favorite holiday of the whole year!!  Hooray for Valentine's Day!  The day of the year when I get to spend the entire day celebrating love.  It used to be a day to be grateful for my man, and now I get to be grateful for a couple of cupids, too.  Happy Valentine's to you and all the cupids in your life!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This is my favorite holiday of the whole year!!  Hooray for Valentine's Day!  The day of the year when I get to spend the entire day cel...

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Floor Art

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nzv7EkXg_-8/URfy0djiygI/AAAAAAAADMI/EiTJk94cmSA/s1600/S25778523_041_b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nzv7EkXg_-8/URfy0djiygI/AAAAAAAADMI/EiTJk94cmSA/s400/S25778523_041_b.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div>Sure a rug can be a good way to conceal boring flooring or to add texture to a space or to keep your feet warm in the winter months.  But I prefer to use rugs as floor art!  They can bring big, bold patterns and colors to a space for a reasonable price.  A piece of floor art I am currently enamored with is Anthropologie's 9' x 12' Tufted Gingko Rug ($849, was $1648).

Floor Art

Sure a rug can be a good way to conceal boring flooring or to add texture to a space or to keep your feet warm in the winter months.  But I ...

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Gaga for Gummies!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bLZid1ZBLPM/URf5FZw6EqI/AAAAAAAADOU/g7rJF_cdXNk/s1600/7897_C.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bLZid1ZBLPM/URf5FZw6EqI/AAAAAAAADOU/g7rJF_cdXNk/s400/7897_C.gif" width="348" /></a></div>I am a huge fan of furnishings that look like food!  It is not necessarily good taste--pun intended!  I just love the whimsy of it, and I love food.  All this explains why I am recommending Fred Flare's Gummy Lamps ($20, were $30).

Gaga for Gummies!

I am a huge fan of furnishings that look like food!  It is not necessarily good taste--pun intended!  I just love the whimsy of it, and I lo...

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H is for Helmuth and Hooray!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JehglE6cR0k/URFooxjQlWI/AAAAAAAADLM/Wsmf-snS3jc/s1600/23734_XXX_v1-w500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JehglE6cR0k/URFooxjQlWI/AAAAAAAADLM/Wsmf-snS3jc/s400/23734_XXX_v1-w500.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I am teaching my son the alphabet.  We haven't worked our way up to H yet.  But when we do, I hope I have World Market's Venetian Print 'H' ($6, was $7) to use as a visual aid.  Its lively colors and playful print will inspire him to learn and me to teach!

H is for Helmuth and Hooray!

I am teaching my son the alphabet.  We haven't worked our way up to H yet.  But when we do, I hope I have World Market's Venetian Pr...

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